"I'm not even sure if he's had any friends. Peers, I mean, like...equals. Not students or whatever."

If Clef had even ever been a child. Link was starting to doubt it. He knew the man didn't remember his own parents, which, given circumstances, Link couldn't hold that against him. So those early types of loves, did they even happen for Clef?

Link exhaled slowly. "He sets standards that no one could possibly live up to. It's terrifying and hurtful. I'm not a scholar no matter how many books he shoves my way. He sorta sees people how he wants them to be."